Connecting Mathematics To Real Life Problems: A Teaching Quality That Improves Students’ Mathematics Interest.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
The Mathematics teachers’ ability to connect Mathematics to real life problems is principal to students’ interest development in Mathematics. The current study seeks to identify factors that studentsprefer that their Mathematics teacherswould improve on to help build their interest in Mathematics. The study used random sampling technique to select ten (10) high schools and 1,263 students’ from the various subject areas to respond to a structured questionnaire on variables that contributes to the students’ Mathematics interest building process. The study used principal component analysis together with multiple linear regression analysis to analyze the effect of teachers’ ability to connect Mathematics to real life problem on the student interest in Mathematics. The study found that teachers ability to connect Mathematics to real life problem can be put into two principal component and these components significantly (p<0.001) predicts 57.4% students interest in Mathematics. The relative importance index of the factors used for the Mathematics connection to real life problem was computed and assessed. The study found that, students’ will be more interested in Mathematics when Mathematics teachers dedicate quality time for practicing class exercise .The study also found the teacher’s ability to link Mathematics to other subject areas is key to students’ interest development in Mathematics. The study concluded that teachers’ ability to connect Mathematics to real life problems is very essential to their Mathematics interest development process.
Authors and Affiliations
Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Emmanuel Kofi Owusu, Samuel Asiedu- Addo, Ato Kwamina Arhin
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